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For the first time sin our history, there is a female Chief Justice of the High Court, Susan Kiefel.

Finally, women are taking the law into their own hands

Whether as judges, witnesses or defendants, women have historically been burdened with unfair expectations in the courtrooms of Australia. But that’s changing before our eyes.

  • Jenna Price
Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy party, reacts at the party’s general election night event in Rome, Italy, on Monday, September 26.

Italy’s first female PM says being a woman has helped. Is she right?

Should we herald the election of Giorgia Meloni as a feminist victory or are we a pack of feminist hypocrites if we don’t?

  • Jacqueline Maley
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Google scores major win in High Court defamation battle

Google is not legally responsible for defamatory news stories and other material viewed when users click on its non-sponsored search results, the High Court has ruled.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
The High Court of Australia in Canberra.

Choosing High Court justices a matter of good judgment

Selecting the right jurists to sit on Australia’s highest court is one of the most important tasks for a federal attorney-general. I should know - I chose four of them.

  • George Brandis
The High Court decision distinguishing contractors and employees has been welcomed by food delivery platform Deliveroo.

‘Contractor v employee’ High Court decision gives gig economy stronger backing

A High Court ruling regarding two truck drivers has strengthened gig economy companies’ argument their workers are independent contractors rather than employees.

  • Angus Thompson
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Susan Kiefel, Pat Turner, and Samantha Crompvoets.

Good Weekend's 40 Australians Who Mattered: Social justice

Samantha Crompvoets: the sociologist’s secret report sparked one of the biggest war crime probes in Australia's history. Plus, Susan Kiefel and Pat Turner.

  • Jacqueline Maley
Federal Court Justice Jacqueline Gleeson will join the High Court on March 1.

Federal Court judges elevated to High Court as new appointments revealed

The Morrison government has retained the existing gender and state representation on the High Court bench.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Former High Court justice Dyson Heydon was found in an inquiry ordered by the High Court to have harassed six associates.

Attorney-General orders 'urgent review' of sexual harassment processes after Heydon claims

Public confidence in the justice system requires that lawyers and judges are held to the highest ethical standards, NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman said.

  • Kate McClymont and Jacqueline Maley
Former High Court judge Dyson Heydon has been accused of sexual harassment.

How to stop being a bystander and stand up to racism and sexism

Hint: you can't do it alone. And you shouldn't.

  • Jenna Price

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